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Beads
Nubian
Kerma
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia(Sudan), Kerma, Meroitic Cemetery, K 14
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4255
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionConsists of approximately fifty spherical beads; one flattened oval bead, inscribed with a wedjet eye incised on one side and "hetep" on the other side.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, Meroitic cemetery, KM, grave KM 14. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.